Author: della Dora, Veronica.
Title: Mountain Nature and Culture [the Earth Series].
Description: London Reaktion Books, 2016. 1st ed. Paperback wide trade, thick card covers (with flaps), very good condition, black & white & colour photos, minor edgewear, top corners on pages little bent. 264 pp. This fascinating book is a journey through mountain peaks, both real and imaginary. Shows how the history of mountains is deeply interlaced with cultural values and aesthetic tastes, with religious beliefs and scientific practices. There are 137 illustrations, 99 in colour which explore these giants of nature, which are found in art, literature, science, sport, religion and myth. ISBN: 9781780236476

Keywords: earth sciences, geography, mountains, nature, art, literature, science, religion 9781780236476


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